Denyse Thomasos

Denyse Thomasos was born in Trinidad in 1964. She is a Canadian citizen currently living and working in New York, NY.

Thomasos is an internationally recognized artist and Associate Professor of Fine Art at Rutgers University.

Thomasos has demonstrated a consistent interest in executing large-scale wall installations. She has completed numerous such projects including: Scratch, 2001 at the Living Arts Centre Gallery, Mississauga, Graves inside My Head, 2001 at Lennon Weinberg Gallery, Pigeoned, 2002 at the Christine Koenig Gallery, Vienna, Tracking: Thirty Years in Canada, Thirty Years in Trinidad, 2004, at Foreman Art Gallery of Bishop’s University, Tracking: Bombings, Wars and Genocide - A Six Months’ Journey From New York to China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia, 2004 at Mount Saint Vincent university Art Gallery and in August 2005, she created a monumental 50-foot mural titled Hybrid Nations as part of the Wallworks exhibition at the AGO.

Denyse Thomasos’ work is represented in both public and private collections including: The Art Gallery of Ontario, Bank of Montréal, Banque Nationale du Canada, Montréal Canada Council Art Bank, Claridge Collection, Donovan Collection, Hart House, Toronto, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, McMillan Binch, Mercantile Bank, Montréal, Oakville Galleries, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, Royal Bank of Canada, Sunlife, Toronto-Dominion Bank and Torys.